RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

[welenofsky@comcast.net]

They sell a lot of slate-type rock at Home Depot. 

I've used many different kinds of rocks in my aquarium with no problem. I just 
scrub them off good and let them air dry.

Susan

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From: "Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com> 

> I collect rocks from local streams. I bring a backpack lined with a garbage 
> back and some latex gloves. When I get them home I boil them in a stock 
> pot, and then place them in my aquarium. Rocks, that are too big to boil I 
> have soaked in bleach water and then rinsed well. I've been using local 
> rocks for years and never had any problems. I love the price, but I also 
> find them very beautiful. 
> 
> Phil Edwards implied that biotopes with multiple colors of rocks, or a mix 
> of smooth and irregular edges is inaccurate. I find red, orange, brown, 
> black, and even a little green all in the same spot. I also find very 
> smooth, rounded rocks along with jagged, broken rocks with no roundness to 
> them. I even have a nice, big piece of petrified wood. Maybe that would 
> make some biotopes look wrong, but apparently Issaquah is very diverse :) 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com 
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Matt Staroscik 
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:46 PM 
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat 
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update 
> 
> On the subject of these fish, does anyone have a good source of rocks to 
> make caves out of? My tank has plants and driftwood, but it doesn't have any 
> really good hiding places now that I look carefully. The best option is the 
> shadowed underside of a driftwood branch, a location my new male bristlenose 
> has already found. But clearly now, I need more caves for my various 
> critters. 
> 
> I think I will pick up some slate from Denny's Pet World for starters, LMK 
> if you have other ideas. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Matt 
> 
> 
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